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The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, known informally as EPC, EPC18, and East Penn Conference, is an
athletic conference An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams which play competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller Division (sport), divisions, with the best teams competing at successively ...
consisting of 18 large
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s from Lehigh,
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, and Pike counties in the
Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley () is a geography, geographic and urban area, metropolitan region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a co ...
and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern
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. The conference is part of District XI in the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA) is one of the governing bodies of Secondary school, high school and middle school athletics for Pennsylvania. PIAA's main office is located in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harri ...
(PIAA). The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. The conference is known for producing many athletes who have gone on to compete in the
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and professional sports, including
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
, the
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, and the
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. The conference's high school wrestling programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades" and '' WIN'' magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is also home to two of the nation's largest
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stadiums, J. Birney Crum Stadium, a 15,000 capacity stadium in
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, and Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, a 14,000 capacity in
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.


History

On October 2, 2013, the Lehigh Valley Conference, consisting of 12 schools from the Lehigh Valley, voted to invite large six Mountain Valley Conference schools to the conference, expanding it to a super conference of 18 large Pennsylvania high schools. The EPC was officially announced on June 4, 2014, and the conference's play began in the 2014–15 school year. The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation.


High schools

The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are: *Mountain Division ** East Stroudsburg High School North Timberwolves ( Dingmans Ferry) ** East Stroudsburg High School South Cavaliers ( East Stroudsburg) ** Pleasant Valley High School Bears ( Brodheadsville) ** Pocono Mountain East High School Cardinals ( Swiftwater) ** Pocono Mountain West High School Panthers ( Pocono Summit) ** Stroudsburg High School Mountaineers ( Stroudsburg) *Skyline Division **
Allentown Central Catholic High School Allentown Central Catholic High School (ACCHS), often referred to as Central Catholic or Central, is a private, parochial school located at 301 N. 4th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school is managed by the Diocese of Allentown, and pred ...
Vikings (
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) ** Emmaus High School Green Hornets (
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) ** Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagles (
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) ** Northampton Area High School Konkrete Kids (
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) ** Parkland High School Trojans (Allentown) ** Whitehall High School Zephyrs ( Whitehall Township) *Steel Division ** Bethlehem Catholic High School Golden Hawks (
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) ** Dieruff High School Huskies (Allentown) **
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Red Rovers ( Easton) ** Freedom High School Patriots ( Bethlehem Township) ** Liberty High School Hurricanes (Bethlehem) **
William Allen High School William Allen High School, often referred to as Allen High School or simply Allen, is one of two large, urban state school, public secondary education in the United States, high schools of the Allentown School District in Allentown, Pennsylvania. ...
Canaries (Allentown)


Conference championships and records


Baseball

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
uses the primary divisional conference alignment. District and state championships


Boys basketball

Boys
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships


Girls basketball

Girls basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships


Boys cross country

In boys cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Mickey Collins (Easton) – 1970


Girls cross country

In girls cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Janelle Thomas (Liberty) – 1992, 1994, 1995 *Frances Koons (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2003 *Jessica Cygan (Liberty) – 2008


Field hockey

In
field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships


Football

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment, which changes slightly every two years: North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen
South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall From the 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016–17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division. Division champions District and state championships


Golf

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships


Boys lacrosse

Boys
lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...
uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley
West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, and Parkland
Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in boys lacrosse. District and state championships


Girls lacrosse

Girls lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley
Steel: Easton, Freedom, and Liberty
Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, and Parkland
Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in girls lacrosse. District and state championships


Boys soccer

Boys
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships


Girls soccer

Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championships


Softball

Softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
uses the primary divisional alignment. District and state championships


Boys swimming and diving

Boys
swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
and
diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), ...
does not use the divisional conference alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in boys swimming and diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys diving. Conference champions District and state championships


Girls swimming and diving

Girls swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in girls swimming and diving. East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in girls diving. Conference champions District and state championships


Boys track and field

Boys
track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
does not use any divisional conference alignment.


Girls track and field

Girls track and field does not use any divisional conference alignment.


Boys tennis

Boys
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
does not use any divisional conference alignment. District and state championships Individual state champions: *Dennis Koch (William Allen) – 1960 *Rupert/Book (Liberty) – 1961 *Colin Delaney (Parkland) – 1988 *Tarek El-Bassiouni (Stroudsburg) – 1998 *Sean Montgomery (East Stroudsburg South) – 2001


Girls tennis

Girls tennis does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1996 *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1997


Boys volleyball

Boys
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
does not use any divisional conference alignment.
Allentown Central Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pleasant Valley, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys volleyball. District and state championships


Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships


Wrestling

Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...
uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
Division A: Allentown Central Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg South, Easton, Freedom, Nazareth, Parkland, Pocono Mountain East, and William Allen
Division B: Bethlehem Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, Emmaus, Liberty, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and Whitehall District and state championships Individual state champions: *Peter Cicchine (Liberty) – 1940, 135 *William Unangst (Liberty) – 1940, 155 *John McAuliffe (William Allen) – 1947, 138 *Charles Cope (Liberty) – 1947, 154 *Dick Rutt (Easton) – 1949, 103 *Harold Wilson (Nazareth) – 1954, 120 *Steve Micio (Northampton) – 1955, 133 *Ed Keglovits (Northampton) – 1955, 154 *R. Rohrbach (William Allen) – 1957, 127 *William Trexler (William Allen) – 1957, 133 *Bart Mosser (Liberty) – 1958, 127 *Al Rushatz (William Allen) – 1958, 165 *Dick Rushatz (William Allen) – 1959, 95 *Doug Koch (Liberty) – 1960, 133 *John Eckenrode (Liberty) – 1961, 138 *Alton Bowyer (Easton) – 1962, 95 *Dick DeWalt (Easton) – 1962, 133 *Dave Halulko (Dieruff) – 1964, 127 * Chuck Amato (Easton) – 1964, 165 *Charles Housner (Dieruff) – 1965, 145 *Randy Biggs (Liberty) – 1967, 95 *Geoff Baum (William Allen) – 1967, 180 *Craig Fox (Easton) – 1968, 133 *Dan Newhard (Dieruff) – 1968, 180 *Carl Lutes (Easton) – 1969, 112 *Dan Howard (Dieruff) – 1969, 133 *Rocco Creazzo (Easton) – 1971, 95 *Pat Sculley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1973, 126 *Curt Stanley (Easton) – 1974, 132 *Darwin Brodt (Easton) – 1974, 167 * Bobby Weaver (Easton) – 1975, 98 *Rich McIntyre (Freedom) – 1975, 145 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1975, 155 *Bobby Weaver (Easton) – 1976, 98 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1976, 155 *Mike Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1976, 185 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1976, UNL *Bobby Weaver (Easton) – 1977, 105 *Billy Williams (Freedom) – 1977, 145 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1977, UNL *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1978, 98 *Doug Billig (Parkland) – 1979, 98 *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 112 *Tom Bold (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 138 *John Cuvo (Easton) – 1980, 98 *Jim Bresnak (Liberty) – 1980, 105 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1980, 185 *Randy Ascani (Easton) – 1981, 119 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1981, 185 *Dennis Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1981, UNL *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1983, 98 *Mickey Torres (Liberty) – 1983, 112 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1984, 98 *Sean Finkbeiner (Northampton) – 1984, 145 *Andy Voit (Dieruff) – 1984, 185 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1985, 105 *Gino Capuano (Liberty) – 1985, 138 *Scott Schleicher (William Allen) – 1985, 145 *John Likins (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1986, 112 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1986, 138 *Jeff Roth (William Allen) – 1986, 145 *Dave Foley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1987, 105 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1987, 145 *Brad Silimperi (Nazareth) – 1988, 98 *Ty Moore (Freedom) – 1988, 105 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1989, 145 *Blayne Diacount (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 160 *Tony Iasiello (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 171 *Moss Grays (Easton) – 1990, 145 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1990, 152 *Chad Billy (Northampton) – 1991, 112 *Ryan Nunamaker (Nazareth) – 1992, 130 *Mike Tomsic (Northampton) – 1993, 112 *Matt Roth (Parkland) – 1994, 112 *Dan Tashner (Nazareth) – 1994, 125 *Whitey Chlebove (Northampton) – 1994, 130 *Mark Getz (Nazareth) – 1994, 135 *Dennis Liberto (Northampton) – 1995, 103 *Travis Doto (Nazareth) – 1995, 145 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1996, 130 *Chris Kelly (Easton) – 1997, 112 *Andy Cote (Nazareth) – 1997, 130 * Bryan Snyder (Easton) – 1997, 135 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1997, 140 *Rob Rohn (Nazareth) – 1997, 189 *Derek Jenkins (Parkland) – 1998, 145 *Christian Luciano (Northampton) – 1998, 171 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1998, 189 *John Hard (Northampton) – 1998, 275 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1999, 189 *Steve Itterly (Nazareth) – 1999, 275 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2000, 112 *Ryan McCallum (Northampton) – 2000, 130 *Jake Giamoni (Easton) – 2000, 135 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2001, 119 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2001, 125 *Gino Fortebuono (Easton) – 2001, 130 *Travis Frick (Nazareth) – 2001, 171 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2002, 125 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2002, 135 *Christian Franco (Whitehall) – 2002, 140 *David Rivera (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2002, 160 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 135 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 145 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2003, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2003, 215 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2004, 135 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2004, 145 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2004, 152 *Nick Guida (Parkland) – 2004, 171 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2004, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2004, 215 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2005, 130 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2005, 145 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2005, 152 *Bryan Reiss (Emmaus) – 2005, 275 * Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2006, 103 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2006, 145 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2007, 112 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2007, 119 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2007, 152 *Justin Wieller (Northampton) – 2007, 215 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2008, 119 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2008, 130 *Ziad Haddad (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2008, 285 *Zach Horan (Nazareth) – 2011, 130 *Mitchell Minotti (Easton) – 2011, 140 *Michael Ottinger (Parkland) – 2011, 160 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2012, 106 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 106 *Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 132 *Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 170 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2013, 113 *Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) – 2013, 285 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2013, 120 *Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 106 *Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 113 *Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 126


Eastern Pennsylvania Conference professional and Olympic athletes

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is known for producing a considerable number of present and former
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and Olympic athletes, including:


Major League Baseball (MLB)


Former MLB players

* Bob Heffner, former pitcher,
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,
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, and
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(
William Allen High School William Allen High School, often referred to as Allen High School or simply Allen, is one of two large, urban state school, public secondary education in the United States, high schools of the Allentown School District in Allentown, Pennsylvania. ...
) * Gary Lavelle, former pitcher,
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,
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, and
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( Liberty High School) * Matt McBride, former infielder,
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and
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(Liberty High School) * Jeff Mutis, former pitcher, Cleveland Indians and
Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park. The ...
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Allentown Central Catholic High School Allentown Central Catholic High School (ACCHS), often referred to as Central Catholic or Central, is a private, parochial school located at 301 N. 4th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school is managed by the Diocese of Allentown, and pred ...
) * Dave Schneck, former outfielder,
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( Whitehall High School) *
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, former catcher,
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, New York Mets, and
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( Northampton Area High School) * Curt Simmons, former pitcher,
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,
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, Philadelphia Phillies, and
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(Whitehall High School)


National Basketball Association (NBA)


Former NBA players

* Aaron Gray, former center,
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,
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
,
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, and
Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...
( Emmaus High School) * Darrun Hilliard, former guard, Detroit Pistons and
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(Liberty High School) * Tyrese Martin, former shooting guard,
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(William Allen High School) * Brant Weidner, former forward, San Antonio Spurs ( Parkland High School)


National Football League (NFL)


Current NFL players

* Jahan Dotson, wide receiver,
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
( Nazareth Area High School) *
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, running back, Philadelphia Eagles (Whitehall High School) * Sebastian Joseph-Day, defensive end,
Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...
( Stroudsburg High School) * Kyzir White, linebacker,
Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...
(Emmaus High School)"Eagles sign former Emmaus standout Kyzir White to one-year deal,"
WFMZ, March 26, 2022
* Kenny Yeboah, tight end,
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
(Parkland High School)


Former NFL players

*
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, former center and linebacker,
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
, and member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...
(Liberty High School) * Greg DeLong, former tight end,
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...
,
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...
, and
Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as ...
, (Parkland High School) * Keith Dorney, former offensive tackle,
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...
(Emmaus High School) * Jim Druckenmiller, former quarterback,
Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...
and
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
(Northampton Area High School) * Mike Guman, former running back,
Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West ...
( Bethlehem Catholic High School) * Mike Hartenstine, former defensive end,
Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...
and Minnesota Vikings (Liberty High School) * Nate Hobgood-Chittick, former defensive tackle,
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...
,
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
, and
St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 through the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, California, where the team had played ...
(William Allen High School) * Kyshoen Jarrett, former strong safety,
Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...
( East Stroudsburg High School South) *
Dan Koppen Daniel Koppen (born September 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. Prior to entering the NFL in ...
, former center,
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
and
New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...
(Whitehall High School) * Tim Massaquoi, former tight end, Miami Dolphins (Parkland High School) * Ed McCaffrey, former wide receiver,
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
,
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
, and San Francisco 49ers (Allentown Central Catholic High School) * Kim McQuilken, former quarterback,
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
and Washington Redskins (William Allen High School) * Joe Milinichik, former offensive guard, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and
San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). The Chargers played in San Diego, California from 1961 until 2016, before relocating back to the Greater Los Angeles area, where the franch ...
(Emmaus High School) *
Matt Millen Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Millen played as a linebacker for 12 years for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Franci ...
, former linebacker,
Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team based in Oakland, California, from its founding in 1960 to 1981, and again from 1995 to 2019 before Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas, relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan ...
, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins (Whitehall High School) *
Jim Molinaro James Anthony Molinaro (born April 27, 1981) is an American former professional football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 2004 NFL draft in the sixth round with the 180th ...
, former offensive tackle,
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...
and Washington Redskins (Bethlehem Catholic High School) * James Mungro, former running back,
Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...
(East Stroudsburg High School South) * Chris Neild, former nose tackle,
Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ...
(Stroudsburg High School) * Artie Owens, former running back,
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
,
New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
, and San Diego Chargers (Stroudsburg High School) * Ken Parrish, former punter,
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
(East Stroudsburg High School South) *
Andre Reed Andre Darnell Reed (born January 29, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Ku ...
, former wide receiver, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, and member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...
class of 2014 ( Dieruff High School) * Mike Reichenbach, former linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins (Liberty High School) * Ray Rissmiller, former offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and New Orleans Saints (
Easton Area High School Easton Area High School is a large four-year public high school located in Easton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania. It is one of nine public schools and the only high school in the Easton Area School District. As ...
) * Larry Seiple, former punter, Miami Dolphins (William Allen High School) * John Spagnola, former tight end,
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...
, Philadelphia Eagles, and
Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
(Bethlehem Catholic High School) *
Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. He currently competes in the NHRA Top Fuel class. He is a four-t ...
, former tight end,
Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...
, Oakland Raiders, and Philadelphia Eagles (Allentown Central Catholic High School) * Devin Street, former wide receiver,
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...
,
Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ...
, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
(Liberty High School) * Jimmy Terwilliger, former quarterback, Minnesota Vikings (East Stroudsburg High School South) * Kevin White, former wide receiver,
Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...
, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers (Emmaus High School) * Andre Williams, former running back,
Los Angeles Chargers The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC W ...
and New York Giants (Parkland High School) * Joe Williams, former running back, San Francisco 49ers (Emmaus High School) *
Joe Wolf Joseph James Wolf (December 17, 1964 – September 26, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Wolf played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven different teams. He played college basketba ...
, former offensive tackle,
Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...
(William Allen High School)


Former Arena Football League (AFL) players

* Kevin Nagle, former fullback and linebacker,
Colorado Crush The Colorado Crush were an arena football team based in Denver, Colorado. They began play as a 2003 Arena Football League expansion team. The Crush played in the Central Division of the American Conference until the Arena Football League suspen ...
and
Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played it ...
( Pleasant Valley High School)


Former NCAA Division I football players

* Steve Aponavicius, former placekicker,
Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American football. The Eagles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of t ...
and all-time career highest Boston College scorer (Easton Area High School) * Dan Kendra, former quarterback,
Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of American football. The Florida State Seminoles, Seminoles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FB ...
(Bethlehem Catholic High School)


Olympics


Olympic cycling

* Tanya Lindenmuth,
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
track cycling ( Freedom High School) *
Marty Nothstein Martin Wayne Nothstein (born February 10, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist. He is a three-time world champion in track events and an Olympic gold and silver medalist. Nothstein also servied as a Le ...
, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, track cycling (Emmaus High School) * Lauren Tamayo,
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, silver medalist, track cycling (Allentown Central Catholic High School)


Olympic field hockey

* Cindy Werley,
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
women's field hockey player (Emmaus High School)


Olympic gymnastics

* Hope Spivey,
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
gymnast (Allentown Central Catholic High School)


Olympic track and field

* Joe Kovacs,
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
, silver medalist, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School)


Olympic wrestling

* Joseph Atiyeh,
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
, silver medal winner for
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
, wrestling (Dieruff High School) * Stanley Dziedzic,
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
bronze medal winner, wrestling (William Allen High School) * Bobby Weaver, 1984 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, wrestling, and
1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...
wrestling team (
boycotted A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organisation, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. The purpose of a boycott is to inflict ...
) (Easton Area High School)


Professional auto racing

* Jeff Andretti, former professional race car driver ( Nazareth Area High School) *
Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American former racing driver, and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART champions ...
, former
IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series, officially known as the NTT IndyCar Series for sponsorship reasons, is the highest class of American open-wheel car racing in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of various sanctioning bodies sinc ...
driver (Nazareth Area High School) * Sage Karam, IndyCar Series driver (Nazareth Area High School)


Professional cycling

*
Marty Nothstein Martin Wayne Nothstein (born February 10, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist. He is a three-time world champion in track events and an Olympic gold and silver medalist. Nothstein also servied as a Le ...
, former professional track cyclist (Emmaus High School) * Nicole Reinhart, former professional track cyclist (Emmaus High School)


Professional golf

* Jim Booros, former
PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ...
player (Dieruff High School)


Professional soccer

* Gina Lewandowski, former defender,
FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association foo ...
(Allentown Central Catholic High School)


Track and field

* Joe Kovacs, 2015 world champion, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School) * Chanelle Price,
2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. Prepar ...
, gold medalist, 800 meters (Easton Area High School)


Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

* Michelle M. Marciniak, former point guard,
Portland Fire The Portland Fire were a professional basketball team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in Portland, Oregon that joined the league in 2000 as the counterpart to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and played their games a ...
and
Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team was founded by Gi ...
(Allentown Central Catholic High School)


World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

* Afa Anoa'i Jr., professional wrestler (Freedom High School) * Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, former professional wrestler (Freedom High School) *
Billy Kidman Peter Alan Gruner Jr.(born May 11, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Billy Kidman. He works for WWE, where he is a producer. As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Championsh ...
, former professional wrestler (Parkland High School) * Brian Knobs, former professional wrestler (Whitehall High School) * Jerry Sags, former professional wrestler (Whitehall High School)


Professional and collegiate coaches and managers

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletes who have gone on to athletic coaching and team management careers include:


College basketball coaches

* Michelle M. Marciniak, former
South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
assistant coach (
Allentown Central Catholic High School Allentown Central Catholic High School (ACCHS), often referred to as Central Catholic or Central, is a private, parochial school located at 301 N. 4th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school is managed by the Diocese of Allentown, and pred ...
) * Billy McCaffrey, former St. Bonaventure head coach (Allentown Central Catholic High School)


College football coaches

* Chuck Amato, former
North Carolina State North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina sy ...
head coach (
Easton Area High School Easton Area High School is a large four-year public high school located in Easton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania. It is one of nine public schools and the only high school in the Easton Area School District. As ...
) * K. C. Keeler,
Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...
head coach ( Emmaus High School)


College wrestling coaches

*Bob Ferraro, former Bucknell head wrestling coach (Easton Area High School) *John Fritz, former
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with ca ...
head coach ( Liberty High School) *Pat Santoro, Lehigh head wrestling coach and former
Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's college sports in the United States, varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate ...
head wrestling coach ( Bethlehem Catholic High School) *Bryan Snyder,
Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
associate coach (Easton Area High School) *Jay Weiss,
Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...
head wrestling coach (
William Allen High School William Allen High School, often referred to as Allen High School or simply Allen, is one of two large, urban state school, public secondary education in the United States, high schools of the Allentown School District in Allentown, Pennsylvania. ...
)


National Basketball Association (NBA) coaches

*
Pete Carril Peter Joseph Carril (; July 10, 1930 – August 15, 2022) was an American basketball coach. He is best known as head coach of Princeton University for 30 years and for his use of the " Princeton offense". He also coached at Lehigh University a ...
, former
Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...
assistant coach and former
Princeton Tigers men's basketball The Princeton Tigers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tiger ...
head coach (Liberty High School) * Aaron Gray, former
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
assistant coach (Emmaus High School)


National Football League (NFL) coaches and management

*
Matt Millen Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Millen played as a linebacker for 12 years for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Franci ...
, former
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...
president and general manager ( Whitehall High School)


See also

* Colonial League * Lehigh Valley Conference * Mountain Valley Conference * PIAA District 11


References


External links


Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
official website
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
on Twitter
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports news
at Lehigh Valley Live
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports news
at ''
The Morning Call ''The Morning Call'' is a daily newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1883, it is the second-longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley, after '' The Express-Times''. The newspaper is owned by Alden Global Capital ...
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